Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| some petrol / I travel a lot. I / need / every other day. |
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| never / can / your car keys / find / You |
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| I / to the gym / three times a week / go |
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| very often / She / dresses / in blue |
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| usually / Do / at home? / have lunch / you |
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| ? / win / always / Does / Kevin |
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| breaks down / My car / several times a year |
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| She / is / always / asking me questions |
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| John / is / often / late |
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| go on holiday / almost never / My parents |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| me / Yesterday, / twice / she / phoned |
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| feel tired? / often / Do / you |
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| I / know / never / what to say |
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| oranges / I / hardly ever / eat |
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| help you / if you need it / rarely / will / Tom |
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| My parents / very often / to help me / come |
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| once a year / usually / I / go / to the dentist |
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| do / you / How / to the disco? / go / often |
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| I / shopping / day in, day out / have to go |
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| to the hairdresser's / I / usually / go / once a month |
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| ? / go / you / Do / to the gym / every day |
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| We / have / soup / every other day |
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| very tired / usually / am / Something is the matter with me. I / in the mornings. |
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| I / five times / saw / it |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| eats / for dinner / Mike / pizza / often |
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| some help with the homework / They / need / usually |
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| I / get up / at 8 a.m. / always |
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| They / never / can / listen |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| I / Can / in green? / dress / always |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| when you talk to her / rarely / She / listens |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
